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scashaggy
07-22-2017, 03:52 PM
Well my banana plant broke and the stem that holds the fruit split in the middle. Should I cut off the hands?

pics added below

Gabe15
07-22-2017, 07:49 PM
Can you post a photo so we can see what stage it was at and how bad the damage is?

scashaggy
07-22-2017, 10:26 PM
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4316/36097989915_0cb6e5b055_c.jpg

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4308/35928780892_ec3d94f8a9_c.jpg

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4297/35258733334_65a34dd94e_c.jpg

Greenie
07-23-2017, 08:31 PM
yes...cut the bunch and then chop down the plant.

They look like Orinoco or a frying type.

good job.

Tytaylor77
07-24-2017, 01:34 AM
Cut them down and stick them in a paper bag with a couple apples. They will turn yellow in a week or so. Sometimes Orinoco doesn't turn yellow for me when picked early and will go from green to Black hanging. I recommend ripening a hand at a time as you need them. As they yellow I normally take the yellow hand out and place a next green hand in! Fresh bananas for the next month!

Good luck!

pitangadiego
07-24-2017, 10:14 PM
If there is any connection in the flower stem to the bunch, let them be. They will continue to mature and then ripen if there is still some connection left.